All Forecourt Trader articles in March 2006

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  • News

    Future of Petrol Stations

    2006-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The Henry Stewart Conference ’The Future of Petrol Stations’ on Friday 31 March will address issues in ensuring survival and profitability for forecourt owners and strategies for cashing in on alternative use site values. The conference will also discuss what is happening in the market by alluding to real world ...

  • Car Wash UK to service more BP sites
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    Car Wash UK to service more BP sites

    2006-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Independent forecourt maintenance services provider, Car Wash UK, has shaken hands on a deal that will significantly increase the number of sites it services for BP.Tim Wood, UK valeting manager of Global Alliance, which provides build and maintenance engineering for BP, confirmed that Car Wash UK would be taking on ...

  • News

    Women’s work

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The internet may have killed off teen title Smash Hits but other sectors of the fiercely competitive magazine market are still going strong. The latest ABC circulation figures, for July to December 2005, showed women’s weeklies riding high with sales up 7.4%. Big winners in terms of sales included Reveal ...

  • Support strategy
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    Support strategy

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Times have changed for Texaco, as was clearly demonstrated at its recent retailer conference in Birmingham, themed according to the company’s new brand strategy, ’Bright Horizons’. At a similar event two years ago, the programme covered the needs of retailers working on the company’s network of 300 owned and operated ...

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    Passport to safety

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Safety accredited contractors who work on forecourts are being reminded that they may need to renew their Forecourt Passports.The Forecourt Passport scheme was established almost five years ago by the Safety Pass Alliance, in conjunction with UKPIA and contractors, to ensure that workers in the industry are trained to meet ...

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    Vittel overhaul

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Vittel natural mineral water will be relaunched in April following a major brand overhaul. The new look aims to improve visibility and brand recognition, while increasing appeal to young, urban and active consumers.Central to the redesign is a new sleek and stylish bottle shape, with a new logo and look ...

  • News

    More from McCoy’s

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    United Biscuits UK has new launches for McCoy’s and Hula Hoops.New McCoy’s Specials Tortillas are ridged tortillas that come in 175g sharing bags and 40g handy packs. The launch is supported by a £3.5m TV advertising campaign breaking in May.Meanwhile, from April, Hula Hoops is extending into a more premium ...

  • News

    New units for mags

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Retail display solutions company Bartuf Systems has designed and produced two new free-standing magazine units for WH Smith News’ Premier Club.The bespoke units are made from durable plastic and provide high-volume capacity and flexibility for retailers with limited space. Both feature 12 facings, one single-sided and another double-sided.More than 200 ...

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    Kenbury makeover

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Retail solutions provider, Kenbury Services, has a new name and two new board members. Now known as Indigo Retail Holdings, the company aims to provide first class retail solutions and services for the petroleum and convenience markets. Led by Billy Tank, a founder of Arciris, latterly Torex Retail, Indigo has ...

  • News

    Mo’gas: An irreverant view from the network

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    ANOTHER MARCH and another forecourt show. Well, almost. The days of a standalone forecourt show packed with exhibitors of forecourt equipment have, of course, long since gone, consigned to the memory of when there were 20,000 forecourts. So now we have the combination of forecourts and convenience stores, and entirely ...

  • News

    Pure indulgence

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Magnum, the UK’s number one hand-held ice cream from Unilever Ice Cream & Frozen Food, is to receive a £6.5m makeover.New-look Magnum features new flavours and updated premium packaging and is supported by a new TV advertising campaign.The relaunch will centre on indulgence. This is reflected in the packaging which ...

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    More to see at IFFE

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Such is the importance of the forecourt retailing industry, that IFFE is now an annual event. For 2006 it runs for four days -- from Sunday March 19 to Wednesday March 22 -- giving forecourt operators ample opportunity to visit. And you really should visit as the NEC will be ...

  • Showing great initiative
    News

    Showing great initiative

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    WINNER OIL COMPANY INITIATIVE Effective wet-stock control is one of the most crucial aspects of running a forecourt business. Retailers who aren’t on top of things could not only be unnecessarily losing fuel - and in turn profit - but also setting themselves up for costly environmental clean-up bills. This ...

  • News

    Gang raids three sites in a night

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    The same gang is believed to have raided filling stations three times in the same night in three different counties. Details of the raids -- each of them on Total outlets -- have only just been released by police, who believe that the same thieves were responsible. The gang ...

  • News

    Fruity new lines

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Del Monte has launched a number of new chilled fresh-fruit lines aimed at the foodservice and impulse channels, including juice, smoothies and snack packs.The 100% Pure Juice range consists of three fresh, pure chilled juices in 1ltr and handy 330ml formats. The product comes in high-impact premium bottles with fresh-fruit ...

  • Fighting Talk
    Analysis

    Fighting Talk

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    A bleak picture has been painted of the future for independent fuel retailers following the publication of a report by the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, which says that many are "unlikely to survive" beyond 2015 unless the power of the mighty supermarkets is reined in. The ACS, however, ...

  • Shropshire drivers get eco-friendly fuel
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    Shropshire drivers get eco-friendly fuel

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Shropshire is one of the first counties in the UK to establish a network of independent petrol retailers selling biodiesel, the renewable fuel made from oil seed rape or waste vegetable oil.All garages in the network are selling B5 Biodiesel, a 5% blend of oil rape seed or reprocessed ...

  • Database: A turning point for the trade?
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    Database: A turning point for the trade?

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    As usual in March, we now have the full set of annual statistics from last year to look through and see whether we can find any pointers to the longer-term trends in petroleum retailing performance. As our monthly figures have indicated on more than one occasion recently, the overall results ...

  • News

    Price cuts from fuel website

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    A website that claims it can get drivers discounts on fuel has more than 200,000 motorists registered already.Pipelinecard.org’s aim is to attract enough members to be able to negotiate a bulk-buying discount on fuel. It says "the more registrations we get, the bigger discount we can negotiate".The organisation says it ...

  • New scheme to cut  forecourt crime
    News

    New scheme to cut forecourt crime

    2006-03-09T00:00:00Z

    A new vehicle number plate recognition scheme ’Pay for Fuel’ has been launched by Integrated Security Management (ISM) in partnership with BOSS and the Avon & Somerset constabulary.Described as the ’Forecourt Network Solution’, Mark Davis, ISM project manager, claims the scheme results in a 90% proven reduction in forecourt crime. ...